# DATA COLLECTION - Evolución del PIB en Latinoamérica por País (2000-2024)

**DOI:** https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/KAAUOR  
**Author:** de la Serna, Juan Moises  

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## Data Collection Protocol

### 1. Primary Sources
- **World Bank Open Data API** (api.worldbank.org/v2)
  - Indicator: NY.GDP.MKTP.CD (GDP current USD)
  - Indicator: NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (GDP per capita current USD)
  - Indicator: NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG (GDP growth annual %)

### 2. Secondary Sources
- **IMF World Economic Outlook** (April/October editions)
- **CEPAL STAT** (estadisticas.cepal.org)
- **National Central Banks** for country-specific verification

### 3. Data Extraction Process
1. Query World Bank API for each country and indicator
2. Download data in CSV format
3. Cross-reference with IMF WEO database
4. Validate with CEPAL for Latin American context
5. Manual verification of key data points

### 4. Countries Included
Brazil (BRA), Mexico (MEX), Argentina (ARG), Colombia (COL), Chile (CHL),
Peru (PER), Venezuela (VEN), Ecuador (ECU), Bolivia (BOL), Uruguay (URY), Paraguay (PRY)

### 5. Temporal Coverage
- Key years selected: 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2023, 2024
- Annual data available for growth rates

### 6. Data Collection Date
February 2026, assisted by Perplexity AI search engine
